Robert Williams (Grambling State basketball)

Robert "Honey"[1] Williams is an American former college basketball player. He played at Grambling State University from 1977 to 1981 and was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference's co-Player of the Year as a senior in 1980–81.[2][3] Williams was selected to the All-SWAC First Team as a senior and to the Second Team as a junior.[4][5] He finished his career with 1,876 points and 1,002 rebounds.[3]

Robert Williams
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
High schoolMills HS (Little Rock, AR)
CollegeGrambling State (1977–1981)
NBA draft1981: 6th round, 125th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
PositionPower forward
Career highlights and awards

After his collegiate career, Williams was selected in the 1981 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets in the sixth round (125th overall).[6] He was waived before appearing in a regular season game.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Blackburn, Doug (January 3, 1981). "Grambling After Revenge at LC". The Town Talk. p. 7. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "GSU cagers land on all-SWAC team". The Shreveport Times. March 5, 1981. p. 31. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Williams college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Grambling a surprise team". The Clarion-Ledger. March 5, 1980. p. 22. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Valley State has All-SWAC players". The Greenwood Commonwealth. March 10, 1981. p. 14. Retrieved July 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "1981 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.